Hmmm... I'm going to have to disagree with the idea that Brady and their offense will pick us apart. Lets not forget, Gronk is out, and I've watched them a few times this year, they don't seem like an unstoppable team to me, I actually think we've faced better overall teams. I don't think their defense is anything to write home about. We will see though, I guess.
I'm not saying I'm expecting us to win, the only game I've picked us to lose so far this year was against Detroit. I think this game could go either way. Not having Joseph could be a pretty big factor, Wes is getting a lot more targets now because of Gronk's absence, from what I've heard, he might have a big day.
I'm pretty much at the point where I trust Schaub and the offense, and I've always had faith in Wade, I see this as another grind it out game. But regardless, I don't think a win or loss is that important. We can could get blown out (which I don't see happening....) and we could still get the #1 seed by winning our last 4 games (which seems very manageable). Those last 4 games are the ones we really need to have. If the Pats want to go to another Superbowl, lets make them go through here...
Originally Posted by TheDon
I agree with Don. I hope we win on Monday night but this is not a make or break game for the Texans. It is one of three very difficult road games against top tier AFC opponents. The other two were against Denver and Baltimore. Additionally, we are 6-0 on the road this season, including very impressive road wins against the two already mentioned as well as Chicago and Detroit. In and of itself 6-0 on the road is no small feat in the NFL.
If we lose against the Pats, we can still guarantee home field advantage throughout the playoffs by beating the Vikings at home and sweeping the two games against Indy, at home and away. Given a choice I would much rather be in our position with 4 games remaining than any of our AFC opponents.
As for Schaub, I also agree with Don. He is on a roll. When we have needed a big game from him, he has delivered with only one exception. When we have needed him just to execute the game plan. He has delivered that, as well. We couldn't ask much more of him than an 11-1 start this year and 18-4 over his last 22 starts. I still do not rank him as a top tier qb but he is certainly upper 2nd tier in my opinion.